SB67 • 2026

PROCURE PREF: AGRIC. & FISH PRODUCTS

An Act relating to municipal and state procurement preferences for agricultural products harvested in the state and fisheries products harvested or processed in the state; and providing for an effective date.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: SENATE RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
Last action: 2025-04-09
Official status: (S) RES
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms or consequences if local products are unavailable.

Procurement Preferences for Local Agricultural and Fisheries Products

This act changes how municipalities and the state buy agricultural and fisheries products to give preference to local producers.

What This Bill Does

Changes rules so that when a municipality or school district gets money from the state, they must prefer buying agricultural products grown in the state if their price is not more than 10% higher than similar out-of-state products.
Allows municipalities and school districts to buy fisheries products harvested or processed within the state's jurisdiction if these products are priced up to 25% higher than those from outside the state.
Requires a preference of between 7% and 15% for local agricultural products when purchased by the state or school districts receiving state money.
Sets a similar preference range of 7% to 15% for fisheries products bought by the state or school districts that receive state funding.

Who It Names or Affects

Municipalities and school districts in Alaska that get money from the state
Local agricultural producers in Alaska
Fisheries product harvesters and processors within Alaska's jurisdiction

Terms To Know

Procurement preferences: Rules that give preference to buying products or services from certain sources, like local businesses.
Jurisdiction: The area where a government has authority and responsibility.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify what happens if no similar agricultural or fisheries product is available locally.
Effective date of July 1, 2025, means changes will start then but does not cover actions before that date.
The bill text does not provide details on enforcement mechanisms.

Bill History

2025-04-09 Min
(S) Minutes (SRES)
2025-04-09 Text
(S) <Bill Hearing Canceled>
2025-04-09 Text
(S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
2025-02-07 Min
(S) Minutes (SRES)
2025-02-07 Text
(S) Heard & Held
2025-02-07 Text
(S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
2025-01-24 64
(S) REFERRED TO RESOURCES
2025-01-24 64
(S) GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER
2025-01-24 64
(S) FN2: ZERO(CED)
2025-01-24 64
(S) FN1: ZERO(ADM)
2025-01-24 64
(S) RES, FIN
2025-01-24 64
(S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

PROCURE PREF: AGRIC. & FISH PRODUCTS
An Act relating to municipal and state procurement preferences for agricultural products harvested in the state and fisheries products harvested or processed in the state; and providing for an effective date.

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SENATE BILL NO. 67

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION

BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR

Introduced: 1/24/25
Referred: Resources, Finance

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to municipal and state procurement preferences for agricultural 1
products harvested in the state and fisheries products harveste d or processed in the 2
state; and providing for an effective date." 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 4
* Section 1. AS 29.71.040(a) is amended to read: 5
(a) If a municipality that receives state money seeks to purch ase an 6
agricultural product and an agric ultural product harvested in t he state is available that 7
is of like quality compared with a similar agricultural product harvested outside the 8
state, the municipality 9
(1) shall purchase the product ha rvested in the state if the p roduct is 10
priced not more than 10 [SEVEN] percent above the similar product harvested outside 11
the state; 12
(2) may purchase the product harvested in the state only if th e product 13
is priced not more than 25 [15] percent above the similar product harvested outside the 14
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state. 1
* Sec. 2. AS 29.71.040(b) is amended to read: 2
(b) If a municipality that receives state money seeks to purch ase a fisheries 3
product and a fisheries product ha rvested or processed within t he jurisdiction of the 4
state is available that is of like quality compared with a simi lar fisheries product 5
harvested or processed outside the jurisdiction of the state, the municipality 6
(1) shall purchase the product ha rvested or processed within t he 7
jurisdiction of the state if th e product is priced not more tha n 10 [SEVEN] percent 8
above the similar product harvested or processed outside the jurisdiction of the state; 9
(2) may purchase the product harvested or processed in the jur isdiction 10
of the state only if the pr oduct is priced not more than 25 [15] percent above the 11
product harvested or processed outside the jurisdiction of the state. 12
* Sec. 3. AS 36.15.050(a) is amended to read: 13
(a) When agricultural products are purchased by the state or b y a school 14
district that receives state money, a preference not less than 10 [SEVEN] percent nor 15
more than 25 [15] percent shall be applied to the price of products harvest ed in the 16
state. 17
* Sec. 4. AS 36.15.050(b) is amended to read: 18
(b) When fisheries products are purchased by the state or by a school district 19
that receives state money, a preference not less than 10 [SE V E N ] p e r c en t n o r mo r e 20
than 25 [15] percent shall be applied to the price of products harvest ed or processed 21
within the jurisdiction of the state. 22
* Sec. 5. This Act takes effect July 1, 2025. 23